Car sale fireworks during July 2013
Kelley Blue Book is projecting double-digit improvement in the sale of new vehicles
Gannett-Belo deal draws market-specific objections
The American Cable Association, Time Warner Cable and DirecTV have filed with the FCC to block or put conditions on part of the merger of Belo Corporation television stations into Gannett. At least one analysts believes that there will be no resolution of the matter any time soon.
Clear Channel inks another label deal
Radio giant Clear Channel will be adding one more label to its roster of partners sharing revenue
SiriusXM Q2 was up 12%
SiriusXM scored record revenue of $940 Million, up 12% from Q2 2012’s revenue of $838 million. Net income for the Q2 2013 and Q2...
Q1 global ad spend detailed
According to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report, the first quarter of 2013 held few surprises for media sectors
KTVU-TV fires three over Asiana Airline gaffe
Even though Asiana Airlines said 7/17 it no longer plans to sue Cox Enterprises’ KTVU-TV (Fox) San
Entercom/Sacramento makes cuts
Not long after Entercom CEO David Field sent an email to employees in a mid-year update, news has come out of the Sacramento market...
Stocks end lower on mixed-earnings reports
Stocks declined on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreating from the prior day's record close, amid mixed earnings and rising borrowing costs....
AURN, Entravision Solutions form “VURN”
American Urban Radio Networks (AURN), the largest African American owned radio network company in the country and Entravision Solutions, a national sales and marketing...
CBS, Litton Entertainment partner
Litton Entertainment has partnered with CBS for a Saturday morning programming block, premiering Saturday, 9/28. Branded "The CBS Dream Team, It's Epic!" three-hour block...
Entercom CEO David Field issues midyear update
Last week, all of the company's PD and GMs gathered in Minneapolis for management meetings, hearing presentations from a number of programming, research and...
Smartphones TV viewing gets top focus
Mobile-TV viewers are more focused on TV content when viewed on their smartphones than on larger devices, according to new study findings. Viewers performed...
CCME unveils “iHeartRadio Talk”
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced the beta launch of the new iHeartRadio custom feature, which offers on-demand listener-created talk content alongside popular news,...
Two news personalities out at WLRN Miami
Two well-known personalities at non-comm Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ WLRN Radio have left the building. News Director Dan Grech and anchor/reporter Phil Latzman left...
“KVJ” hosts move south to “The Coast”
The top rated KVJ morning show on CCME’s CHR WLDI-FM Wild 95.5 West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, FL for 14 years, ends 7/26. Hosts Kevin...